2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The short track speed skating World Championships 2004 took place from March 19 to 21, 2004 in Gothenburg instead. The championships were held for the first time in Sweden. Was hosted by the International Skating Union ( ISU).
A total of twelve competitions were held. There was, respectively, for women and men, a multi-discipline and individual race over 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m. The eight in the all-around score best placed runners after these three lines also occurred at about 3000 m. In addition, there were relay events, with women more than 3000 m and in the men's 5,000 m. In the all-around as the results obtained using the four individual sections. The winner in a single race got 34 points, the second 21, the third 13, the fourth of eight, five of the Fifth, Sixth of the three, the two seventh and the eighth one. However, only points were awarded when the runners reached the final. After a disqualification no points were awarded. The addition of points scored a runner gave the final standings in the all around.
The South Korean athletes dominated once again the title fights. Choi Eun- kyung and Ahn Hyun -soo won five titles. Wang Meng won the only gold medal that did not go to South Korea. The Canadian team went on the last day after heavy falls of Alanna Kraus and Jonathan Guilmette all athletes back and refrained from participating in the relay finals, so these were completed with only three seasons.
- 3.2.1 Mehrkampf
- 3.2.2 500 meters
- 3.2.3 1000 meters
- 3.2.4 1500 meters
- 3.2.5 3000 meter super final
- 3.2.6 5000 meter relay
Participating nations
A total of 33 countries at the World Cup with a total of 138 athletes, 60 women and 78 men, in part.
Schedule
The schedule was parallel for men and women designed as follows.
Friday, March 19, 2004
Saturday, March 20, 2004
- 500 m: forward, quarterfinals, semifinals, finals
- Season: Semi-finals ( men)
Sunday, March 21, 2004
Results
Women
More fight
- In the columns, 1500m, 500m, 1000m and 3000m is only indicated which position the athlete reached behind in brackets how many points he received for it.
500 meters
Date: March 20, 2004 Rank 1-4 in the final, rank 5-8 in the semifinals.
1000 meters
Date: March 21, 2004 Rank 1-4 in the final, rank 5-8 in the semifinals.
1500 meters
Date: March 19, 2004 Rank 1-7 in the final.
3000 meter super final
Date: March 21, 2004 Super Final of the top eight more fighters after three distances.
3000 meter relay
Date 19th to March 21, 2004 3 seasons in the final, after the Canadian quartet did not start.
More fight
- In the columns, 1500m, 500m, 1000m and 3000m is only indicated which position the athlete reached behind in brackets how many points he received for it.
500 meters
Date: March 20, 2004 Rank 1-4 in the final, rank 5-8 in the semifinals.
1000 meters
Date: March 21, 2004 Rank 1-5 in the final, rank 6-8 in the semifinals.
1500 meters
Date: March 19, 2004 Rank 1-6 in the final.
3000 meter super final
Date: March 21, 2004 Super Final of the eight best all-rounder after three distances.
5000 meter relay
Date: 20 bis 21 March 2004 3 seasons in the final, after the Canadian quartet did not start.